Can't access "v8" outside of node.js repl

Question

I needed to use the "v8" variable of node.js to serialize and deserialize some buffers. But I can't seem to access it outside of the Node.js repl. Here are some screenshots

This is accessing v8 inside of the node.js repl

this is trying to access v8 inside of a file

Are there any work arounds or ways I could use to access v8 inside of a file?

Answer 1

v8, in a Node.js REPL, is a pre-defined variable that is the same as the v8 inbuilt module.

You can access the module through ES modules and CommonJS:

// ES
import v8 from "v8";

// CommonJS
const v8 = require("v8");